The Newtown bee., 1887-11-25
Our New York Letter.

their gallant steeds and sally forth in pur- suit of the elusive but attractive anis--seed bag, dubbed by courtesy a fox. The hunt indeed is wanting in many of those charms which, according to the works of numer ous popular authors, render it so delight ful in the little island across the ocean.
 The ancient baronial castle, with it's picturesque turrets and haunted cham bers, is replaced by commonplace coun- try hotel, or, at best, by ginger bread l cottage built in the style of the late la mented Queen Anne. Instead of large and well arranged park supplied in due proportion with stately oaks. shady glens, babbling rivuets and clusters of dense un- der-wood. whose mazes give added zest to the chase, there is no better ground for riding than that afforded by ploughed fields and stony pastures. Then, besides, the farmers, the owners of the soil, are strangely obdurate and selfshly addicted to guarding their own interests. They have even gone so far on some occasions as to forbid the huntsmen from passing over their land and. astonishing as the presumption may seem. have actually de- manded recompense for injury done to | their cattle. If these lynx-eyed enemies of outdoor sports are avoided. another danger is frequently encountered. There is always one member of the party, who, unable to keep up with his more active companions, drags along hopelessly in the rear. Clad in full regalia of the most brilliant hue, he is conspicuous object in the landscape and, as he tolls along in the wake of the scurrying throng, attracts the attention of those benevolent animals which supply us with milk Aroused from their wonted calm by the noise and excitement. they gaze upon him with an expression the reverse of friendly and seem to his agitated mind to be on the point of making hostile demonstration. Seeing what appears to be an unoccupied field before him. he hurries on and enters it, not in the old fashioned way affected in England, but by letting the bars down and leading his horse through. While he
 is replacing the barrier as a protection against ths advancing foe, he Eears an ominous roar close at hand. Turning quickly, he discovers a young and very agile bull. approaching at full speed Re- alizing the full horror of his situation, he crawls under the friendly bars, inwardly cursing the gay coat of which he had been s) proud and fys swiftly, never pausing for an instant until he reaches the nearest farm house
 Mrs James Brown Potter, who was so long the pride and pet of the amateur stage, has just closed her first season Tn this city as a professional actress The re- suit was very different from what she ex- pected. She saw Mrs Langtry achieve success under similar conditions and she thought she had only to appear before the 1 public to obtain wealth and renown. In this calculation she overlooked two very important items: Mrs Langtry is a beauti- ful woman, she is not; Mrs Langtry pos sesses some sligh histrionic ability, she has none- Beautiful costumes and appro- priate scenery do not take the place of act ing and the American public although good natured and generous to fault. will not support, for any great length of time, manifest mediocrity. In the plays pre- scented, Mrs Potter was also singularly un- fortunate. Weak and maudlin to the last degree, they were undeserving of serious attention, either from a literary or dra- matic standpoint. That the engagement was financial as we'll as artistic failure may be inferred from the fact that her time in Boston has been cut down from two weeks to one and from the published statement that she will appear chiefly at what are known as one-nigh1 stands.
 A French scientist has recently made a startling discovery. Owing to their lack of use, the noses of the human race must | inevitably grow less and less as the ages roll by, until, at last, they disappear alto- gether This IS most peculiar statement when we consider that modern civiIizat- ion, so far from diminishing the powerful and offensive odors that assall our nos trils, has created new and com plicated smells whose concentrated vileuess was never so much as dreamed of by our an- cestors. If any one doubts this, he has only to visit New York during the steam ing days of Summer and turn his nose in the direction of Hunter Point. If the wind is in the right quarter he will re- ceive such evidence as even the most skep- tical must admit. That being the case, if the Frenchmans theory is correct, our nasal organs should increase in size in- stead of diminishing.
 Think what field of speculation there is here As the scientist draws no dis tinction between agreeable aad disagree able odors. We may assume that the sweet est perfume would produce the same If feet as the foulest stench. Therefore the delicate maiden in her luxurious home. surrounded by everything that makes life pleasant and breathing an atmosphere la den with the scent of rare exotics, will have nose similar in size and shape to that of the day laborer working inthe dis tant slum where the reeking air is heavy and fetid. Carrying out this argument to it's legitimate conclusion, We see that it contains solemn warning to the rich and beautiful to watch carefully the objects around them, lest the very ostentaiion of their display cause their aristocratic fea- lures to assume an appearance little bet I ter than that of the despised tramp.
 l Examining this argument still further, We see that it has another and more i'm l portant meaning. There is no reason why we should object to the proximity of any mannfactory. no matter how unpleasant. the smells may be which emanate from it;